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Ecoliteracy campaign begins in school
Opinion 1 day ago

Ecoliteracy campaign begins in school

Taking them on field trips could be part of this education process; no better way of learning than v...
BIN in the shadows of ultra vires
Opinion 1 day ago

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BIN in the shadows of ultra vires

In Indonesia, policymakers have remained unable to formulate a national security legal umbrella...
Act what you preach
Editorial 1 day ago

Act what you preach

It is ironic, however, when government officials who lead the charge against COVID-19 have to take a...
Why the COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory
Opinion 1 day ago

Why the COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory

The question is: Once vaccines hit the market, what then? From the perspective of maximum social wel...
Agrifood exports in ASEAN: Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
Opinion 1 day ago

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Agrifood exports in ASEAN: Sanitary and phytosanitary measures

Free flow in agrifood trade in ASEAN has not yet been achieved, with key obstacles being nontariff m...
How democracy dies
Editorial 2 days ago

How democracy dies

The irony in Indonesia’s situation is that the intensified attacks on democratic norms and ins...
How jobs bill will change forest governance in Indonesia
Opinion 2 days ago

How jobs bill will change forest governance in Indonesia

The government has secured US$124.1 million from the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund (GCF) ...
Recalibrating food supply chain for post-COVID environment
Opinion 3 days ago

Recalibrating food supply chain for post-COVID environment

On the consumer front, there has been a step change in the adoption of online grocery shopping as co...
Bandwagoning is (really) a thing now
Opinion 3 days ago

Bandwagoning is (really) a thing now

The economy may be heading south, but many individuals with money to spare have been looking for opp...
What we can learn from abolition of the UK FSA
Opinion 3 days ago

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What we can learn from abolition of the UK FSA

Back in Indonesia, buzzes about revamping regulatory structure have been proliferating for months. A...
Jokowi’s UN speech: Playing it safe on Palestine
Opinion 3 days ago

Jokowi’s UN speech: Playing it safe on Palestine

The President decided to play it safe to ensure that his pressing domestic agenda would not be disru...
Responsibility to protect
Editorial 3 days ago

Responsibility to protect

As the ghost of the 1998 tragedy still lingers and the police remain reluctant to act against vigila...
'Tilik' a sexist film? Really?
Opinion 4 days ago

'Tilik' a sexist film? Really?

A class bubble has caused many to fail to see just how the film celebrates the strength of village w...
Commitment to defense autarchy in time of pandemic
Opinion 4 days ago

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Commitment to defense autarchy in time of pandemic

The pandemic has surely reduced production capacity as the industries have to follow the work-from-h...
Insight: National resilience key to Indonesia’s foreign policy
Opinion 4 days ago

Insight: National resilience key to Indonesia’s foreign policy

Since all states are inevitably in need of others and are interdependent with each other in many fie...
Double disaster
Editorial 4 days ago

Double disaster

Flooding will surely aggravate the pandemic. It is feared shelters for flood victims will create new...
Realizing one Bahraini’s vision of Arab-Israeli peace
Opinion 5 days ago

Realizing one Bahraini’s vision of Arab-Israeli peace

The question we raised again and again, a question the young Bahraini diplomat knew was our dominant...
Fighting back plastic pollution crisis amid pandemic
Opinion 5 days ago

Fighting back plastic pollution crisis amid pandemic

The skyrocketing use of disposable plastic masks and gloves. Lockdowns on movement and shuttered rec...
Maintaining progress on gender equality is key to Indonesia’s pandemic recovery
Opinion 5 days ago

Maintaining progress on gender equality is key to Indonesia’s pandemic recovery

While most people’s lives have been negatively affected by the crisis, our analysis shows that...
The outlook of Indonesia-Japan relations under PM Suga
Opinion 5 days ago

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The outlook of Indonesia-Japan relations under PM Suga

While LDP’s main impetus of pushing Suga toward premiership is to keep the status quo, some ch...
The cost of Indonesia’s vote
Editorial 5 days ago

The cost of Indonesia’s vote

For the nation’s guardians of the Constitution, the chance to play honest broker with Israel i...
Saving Sumatran rhinos: The new challenge
Opinion 5 days ago

Saving Sumatran rhinos: The new challenge

Their survival rate has dropped due to extremely low population or density.
A test of diplomatic maturity
Opinion 6 days ago

A test of diplomatic maturity

The 75th session of the UNGA will offer to the G20 members the chance to demonstrate their diplomati...
Green recovery key to reviving virus-hit economies 
Opinion 6 days ago

Green recovery key to reviving virus-hit economies 

Pursuing a green economy makes both environmental and economic sense. For every dollar spent advanci...
Finalizing FTAs will be a boost for Southeast Asian economy
Opinion 6 days ago

Finalizing FTAs will be a boost for Southeast Asian economy

Even before COVID-19, there is evidence that Southeast Asia was retreating from internationalism as ...
Mitigating moral hazard risk in capital market
Opinion 6 days ago

Mitigating moral hazard risk in capital market

The low level of financial literacy of retail investors and consumers is often seen as the main caus...
How artificial intelligence helps firms stay relevant amid pandemic
Opinion 6 days ago

How artificial intelligence helps firms stay relevant amid pandemic

Unfortunately, despite being around for quite some time, there are often misconceptions about what a...
Financial sector overhaul
Editorial 6 days ago

Financial sector overhaul

Our question is, what is the point of putting the 1999 BI Law amendment on top of the House legislat...
What’s on your plate? A sneak peek into the making of a vegan
Opinion 1 week ago

What’s on your plate? A sneak peek into the making of a vegan

Being Indonesian, we are lucky that most of us are familiar with and enjoy various fulfilling plantb...
Indonesia in good position to revive world pressure on Myanmar
Opinion 1 week ago

Indonesia in good position to revive world pressure on Myanmar

Any international economic sanction is unlikely to work as Myanmar has shown when it was in isolatio...
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